Ballybrittas (, IPA:
�bË alʲəˈbʲɾʲɪtÌªË aËʃ is a small village in the northeast of
County Laois
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Ireland
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situated on the
R445 about 5 km SW of
Monasterevin
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. Formerly on the
N7 Dublin
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road, the village is now bypassed by the
M7 motorway.
Amenities
Businesses in the village include a pub, a service station, and a number of small businesses.
The local schools and churches are nearby in Rath and Killenard, while the local
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club
Courtwood is nearby.
Notable people
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Fergal Byron (born 1974), Laois Gaelic footballer
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Charlotte Dease (1873-1953), author
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Edmund Dease (1829-1904), Irish politician
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Robert Johnson
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(1745-1833) Irish judge and pamphleteer
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Eddie Kinsella (born 1966), Gaelic football referee
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James Lalor (1829-1922), Australian politician
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Stephen Radcliffe (1904-1982), first-class cricketer and British Army officer
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Ballybrittas in Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)
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Towns and villages in County Laois
Townlands of County Laois